APGA PRIMARIES: Governor Obiano nominated as Flag bearer of the All Progressives Grand Alliance for the November 18th Business.
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has emerged
the Flag bearer of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), for the November
the 18th Gubernatorial Election in the State.
In the Party’s Primary Election held yesterday at
Professor Dora Akunyili Women Development Centre, Awka, the Chief Electoral
Officer for APGA Governorship Primary Election, Alhaji Abdulahi Shinkafi
declared Governor Obiano Winner, having attracted total number 1,070 votes out
of the 1,092 votes cast.
''By the Power bestowed on me as the chief Retuning Officer
for APGA Governorship Primary Election, I Alhaji Abdulahi Shinkafi, hereby
declare His Excellency Chief Willie Obiano as duely elected/nominated as the
Candidate of the Party for November the 18th Governorship Election
in Anambra state''.
Delivering his acceptance speech, Governor Obiano
who expressed profound gratitude over the peaceful conduct of the exercise,
said the Party against all odds, has been able to work in one accord for a
common goal hence his pledge to remain devoted in bringing prosperity to the
party in particular and Anambra state in general.The Governor on returning his Deputy, Dr. Nkem Okeke as his running mate, saluted the party faithful for having confidence in him; this is even as he reinstated his commitment towards quality service delivery in transforming the state to a first choice investment destination.
The APGA Primary Governorship Election which was honored by about 1,092 Party delegates across the 326 wards in the 21 local government areas of the state, was supervised by INEC Officials from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, led by the Deputy Director Political Party Monitoring, Alhaji Musa Huseni.
In a separate reaction, some of the Members of the State
House of Assembly, Barrister Chuka Ezenwune, member representing Idemili South
Constituency and his Onitsha South 1counterpart, Mr. Patrick Aniunoh, while
reiterating their constituencies’ support for APGA, maintained that the
Governor will repeat same feet come November the 18TH, 2017.
Ezenwune: The people
of Idemili south will this time around vote massively for the Governor. During
my own election, they voted massively for APGA and I don’t think there is
something that will make them to change from that huge course they have chosen.
Aniunoh: By the Grace
of God we are going to work harder to bring him back, because he has done well,
in terms of security he has provided, house and infrastructure development, he
has done and he has done a whole lot of things here so he deserves to be returned
and then complete what he started.
End.
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